Resolution 8: To provide limited authority to make political donations and to incur political expenditure

753,401,248 (96.57%)

26,766,242 (3.43%)

13,580,847

Resolution 9: To authorise the Directors to issue further shares

784,763,701 (99.06%)

7,412,097 (0.94%)

1,572,442

Resolution 10: To disapply share pre-emption rights

784,452,824 (99.24%)

5,990,982 (0.76%)

3,305,586

Resolution 11: To give authority for the Company to buy back shares

781,627,871 (98.70%)

10,319,278 (1.30%)

1,800,612

Resolution 12: To allow the Company to call general meetings on 14 days’ notice

728,257,988 (92.66%)

57,724,738 (7.34%)

7,764,272

Issued share capital and total voting rights

On 24 February 2017 – the latest practical business day before the printing and publication of the Notice of Annual General Meeting – the Company’s issued share capital consisted of 1,979,059,990 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. No shares were held in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 24 February 2017 were 1,979,059,990.